Phosphorus nutrition of ectomycorrhizal and arbuscular mycorrhizal tree seedlings from a lowland tropical rain forest in Korup National Park, Cameroon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-61

  Moyersoen, Bernard ^a,b   Alexander, Ian J ^a   Fitter, Alastair H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Caesalpinioideae; Co occurrence; Ectomycorrhiza; Phosp horus; Rain forest; Scytopetalaceae; Tropics

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; SEEDLING GROWTH;

CAMEROON, KORUP NATIONAL PARK;

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; OUBABGUIA ALATA; OUBANGUIA ALATA; SCYTOPELALACEAE; TETRABERLINIA MORELIANA;

EID: 0031977172     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000054     Document Type: Article

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